Month: March 2006
Shrinking Fabric Haiku
Crinkly fabric shrunk.What to do? Oh, what to do?Stretch it out, my dear!
And another one…
Pink shalwaar is doneNext cut out crinkly fabricPink, purple, yellow.
Haiku
Must sew shalwaar.Finish pattern first. Hot, tired,Maybe a shower?
Black Pajaama Pants
His second pair are done with the single exception of the waistband. The pants, as they came…
Fahim’s Pajaama Pants
The cream colored ones are done. The material is a real pain to work with – it…
More Shalwaars?
Fahim’s brother spent a few days in India – his last holiday sans wife since he’s getting…
Fahim’s Wobbler Army
When we went grocery shopping a week ago at Arpico, we picked up two of the extra…
Pajamaa Pants
I think those are what they’re called. The pants – with big puffy bits where the body…
The jewellery store called
Twice. To tell us that my jewellery is ready. It’s due Friday. As in, three more days….
Sewing Introspection
I stopped sewing for two years after moving halfway around the world (Canada to Sri Lanka). My…
Fahim’s Shopping!
Lucky guy. He knows what he wants, and he gets it done in no time at all….
Jewellery, pour moi.
But we still needed jewellery. The short version of the long and drawn out reason I need…
Odel’s! But, alas, no. Pinnacle Shopping Mall? Oh, yes!
Next stop… Fahim’s shopping is done. And he makes sure to remind me of that. For the…
Sewing Tips
There are some things I (almost) ALWAYS do when I’m preparing to sew something. They are… Zig…
Interfacing Woes
I’m getting ready to sew me another shalwaar. Or, actually, according to my post on the 14th,…
Clothing definitions
Because I’m easily confused, it makes sense for me to have this all in one place. So,…
Sewing hints and tips
Don’t pull your fabric through your machine as this will cause a pulling and gathering of the…
There’s a squirrel hanging from my roof!
I’m getting dressed after taking a shower and staring out the window. This particular window looks out…
Lou and Ike are on their way to the Maldives
The two week vacation with Lou and Ike is up – they’re to fly back to the…
Mind Your Language!
I hadn’t heard of Mind Your Language until we bought it. It’s a British series from 1977-1979…
Ike is edumacatin’ me
Ike is glued to the television, watching a Pooh movie – and no, sorry, I don’t know…
Fabric shopping
Again. Kim and I chatted – over the internet, of course – and we talked about the…
On the way to the fabric store…
I forgot to mention this earlier, and it was kinda funny, so I had to add it……